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TIL radioactive cocaine is a diagnostic tool used for Parkinson's Disease

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Y7ONv TIL Tattooing was illegal until 1997 in New York.
Z8vlv TIL The Man in the Iron Mask, a popular legend of movies, books, & media, was a real person who was imprisoned for 34 years in France and died in the Bastille in 1703. Although theories abound, no verifiable data can confirm his true identity or the crime he was sentenced for.
0dXDN TIL that of the 5000 or so species of mammals on the planet only female humans have permanent breasts.
16KRd TIL of Floyd Collins, a cave explorer in 1925 who got trapped. During rescue attempts hundreds of cave explorers and tourists stood outside the cave. The cool air caused them to light campfires that disrupted the ice within the cave. Directly causing the cave passage to collapse leading to his death
5Qr8 TIL: Terry Fox, a 21 year old one-legged cancer patient, ran 3,339miles across Canada in 143 days before dying. He ran the equivalent of a full marathon every day and was the youngest person ever named a Companion of the Order of Canada.